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| Auction Name | History Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 56,927.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 25, 2026 - July 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 66,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #72526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 88,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 100 | ||
| Sold Lots | 87.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 75,240.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 101,880.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.88% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | Balance of Collection Group Lot of About 43 American and European Historical Items |
1795; 1816 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 141 | McKenney Thomas L.; Drury Erasmus D. | Balance of Collection Lot of About 23 American Historical Items |
1851 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 133 | Currier Nathaniel; Lawson | Balance of Collection Group Lot of About 42 American and European Historical Items |
c. 1845 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 2,470.00 |
| 79 | F. Buhl & Co. Encased Postage Stamp |
1862 | USD 2,800.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 2,340.00 | |
| 145 | Crumpler Thomas N. | Balance of Collection Group Lot of About 29 American Historical Items |
1861 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 2,340.00 |
| 140 | Balance of Collection Lot of About 46 American Historical Items |
1774; 1780; 1789; 1863 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 144 | Sabin Albert B.; Sandburg Carl; Hale Edward Everett | Balance of Collection Lot of About 29 American Historical Items |
1749; 1767 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,755.00 |
| 35 | Dunsmore John Ward (1881-1945) | Washington Inspecting the First Money Coined by the United States |
1914 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 136 | Maverick Peter Rushton | Balance of Collection Lot of About 28 American Historical Items |
1789; 1865 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 20 | ONE POUND Note |
1776 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,300.00 | |
| 128 | Roosevelt Theodore | 13 Items, including: Boston Massacre oration |
18th-20th century | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 129 | Franklin Benjamin | 28 Items, including: Almanac |
Colonial-19th century | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 87 | N Books, including: New York Herald |
1865 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 37 | Borlean A B | Military Orders to Col. Wayne |
1814 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 910.00 |
| 67 | Hunter David | Special Orders No. 205 |
1862 | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 910.00 |
| 10 | Sands Benjamin F. | Autograph Letter Signed |
1868 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 4 | Hamilton Alexander Jr. | Partially-Printed Check |
1864 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 5 | Madison James | President James Madison Dinner Invitation |
c. 1819 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 11 | Wright Orville | Printed Check |
1932 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 12 | Wright Orville | Printed Check |
1933 | USD 550.00 - 750.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 36 | My Dog and Gun |
c. 1815 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 71 | Taggart Charles | Oath to become a pension agent |
1890 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 86 | Buly for Lincoln Patriotic Cover |
1862 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 104 | Wright Cary C | Soldier's Letter |
1864 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 43 | Clingan William; Frazer Persifor; Culbertson John; Pierce George | Manuscript Legal Petition Signed by Eight Judges |
c. 1786 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 617.50 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000